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To the Devil a Daughter – Dennis Wheatley (1968)
To the Devil a Daughter - Dennis Wheatley (1968)
Very 'eavy at Mothers (1969)
Harvest Records Launch Night Invite (1969): Invite for Harvest Records launch shindig at Mothers.
Folk Blues Festival 1965
Blues Folk Festival poster
Velvett Fogg
Not all the biographies mention that after Mythology disappeared in a puff of smoke sometime in the first half of 1968, Tony Iommi was involved in a band called Velvett Fogg. The band would eventually record an album with Tony’s cousin on guitar. Very .
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Midland Beat
Midland Beat Feb 1964
Midnight City
Midnight City membership card
The Levi Set Blues Group Band business card (1965-67)
The Levi Set Blues Group Band business card (1965-67). The band were managed by Norman Hood who would later go on to be involved with Judas Priest as well as other bands.
Black Sabbath/Earth gig flyer 1st August 1969
Flyer for a gig at The Pokey Hole blues club, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK on 1st August 1969
Earth or Black Sabbath live photo
This is a photo of Earth or Black Sabbath on stage.
Brum Digs Blues
Melody Maker article 9th November 1968
Birmingham and the Blues
Keith Law is a gigging musician and song writer now based in the west country. In the mid – late 60s he was Birmingham based. Around this time he came into contact with Robert Plant and the Band of Joy. In this oral history clip .
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Gig advert Sunday 24th November 1968
Gig advert from Birmingham Mail, Saturday 23rd November 1968
Music Machine: the drummer's story
Harry Barber's memories of Music Machine are more detailed than Ozzy's account on page 49 of the autobiography I Am Ozzy.
Mothers membership card (1968)
Mothers membership card (1968)
Photographs from Henry’s Blueshouse (1968-72)
Photographs from Henry’s Blueshouse (1968-72)
Dennis Wheatley novel
Dennis Wheatley novel
Titus Oates
Dont Know if this will interest you,Iwas in a band called Titus Oates, bluesy band doing the circuit in Brum in the late sixties, we used to do the same gigs as Black Sabath. Lots of people remember us and the best gig we did was the Alhambra back of new st, other members were Dave Fear on Drums Ron Braid Vocals John Hankin on bass and me on guitar Met Robert Plant etc
Roosevelt Sykes 7 inch EP (1963)
Roosevelt Sykes 7 inch EP (1963)
Brum Beat – Decca Records, 1964
One of two records called BRUM BEAT released in 1964.
Henry's Blueshouse advert 26th November 1968
Advert for gig at Henry's Blues House on 26th November 1968
Tre volti della paura – aka Black Sabbath film
As part of the Metal on Film programme 1-4th September 2011 the Italian cut of the film that Black Sabbath take their name from was screened.
Flyer for gig by Earth 1st August (1969)
Flyer for gig by Earth 1st August (1969)
